The Somerset reporter., 1887-12-07


b. hnusfEta GENE 10 him with "a
than Oh of papers.
Ia cuse mr. sir. she said. "hut thesc
Arc lima, d. Won femomher Tina
/ think l may safely say that never
heard of Tina ga ai of my ilfe.' he re
piei
bon yan remember the child whom
you gave ne % Hring up AZ a waiting
maidt
oh, yes, remember her Some
queer name what Nas IL: Egg? know
l made her call it Byzantine But
what IF Il Has she turned artist. for
he Jaw that tho papers were sketches.
My son is a designer, >he said. 'aud
lie says that She lBs talent W i'll You
please to look at ihp-e?'
Mr.. Sidney looked at them, and rs lac
looked, he said
i declare. it coming uuf Finely, Mrs.
Jones.
i beg Your pardon, sir >aid the
houSrkceper
Why, don't yau srct There's poor
child. rich young man takes fancy
10 her, and sends her to school. She
proves tn be an artist OF vast talent,
Rich man, grown old and decrcpit, LOSES
his money and she supports him, or else
dies and leaves her his estate, or else he
falls in love with her and marries her.
There are three Ways of finishing the
story, all in accordance with the news.
paper tales, and suppose it will have To
be one OF them. People who won't write
stories have TO live them. The thing
balances somehow Send up Mis-,
Byzantine, please. I'd like to have a
look at her before her next scene opens.
Mrs. Jones d sappcarcd In few
minutes there was n knock at the door.
and tail thin girl OF thirteen appeared,
dressed in grecnish calico, that hun. in
straight lines and whose color gave TO
her brown complexion an ugly salloW
cast. Her hair was drawn tightly back
in prim coil
"llow do You do said Mr. Sydney,
and added half to himself: Il declare,
1t 5 no wonder they left on Byzantine and
called you Tina.
lie had no idea That the child would
understand his words, but deep flush
spread over her face, ana She put her
hands quickly in front of her green dress
as II to hide rs much OF 1t "A possible.
Mr.. SydneN's kind heart wa, t1uched
"Ah, child, he said, never mlnd the
dress, see your hands can do something
better than cover it up. Mrs. Jones tells
me that you drew these sketches. Is
that soE''
g" Is, Nir' said the ehlId' looking down
al the cnrpet.
30 You like To draw
Yes, sir, she said again. as slNly as
before.
"lioW would You Ike to nave some
lessons i'll drawing and palhtinSf
his time she looked up III to ms face
with the same blaze OF delight mat he
remembered III the little hc@@ar girl
You are so good To me, She said,
While her myers twisted themselves To-
gether, and the tears came into her eyes.
Not ut all, Sald MI sydney kindly
y on KNOW tnlu you Would give You
chance to learn how to can your own
living, ana II you can make II ny paint
lng ii Sall the same TO mt. Now You run
of and tell Mrs. Jones to get you dre~-
that has goi some red IN 1t somewhere
and let you have lllile OF your mar Tor
curls and trizlI"S like the rest OF the
girls
Mr. Sydney seemed to value ms home
chiefly as IA place To 20 away from, and
he left II lew Gays later Tor an extend
ed tour IN the east; but before he had
zen away six months TELEGRAM called
MN nome lor ScNtfai 81 i,'s INV S'''ei'H
were III dangerous condition
lie ilal iara,H oeeh III ms AprHrN ~,
"our oeloie MIS- 'oi''S Pl''u''' WIN
req eyes ana ia'St e"Ne"Pe ''oseIl
Sc"i1" a''" a'aI'NS9 u ,,, l'"'
I"una inns Ill lI''a fo"'"' Sh'
Sa'd- ana no one mas seen h'' Slice
'',, n''I.
-, MI HllheA toic oPot 'le G"No.oP'
ihere was I'''ie iolc'i shelcH o' 'H'
scene III tle posi- ollIIe IouI years a2o'
Wlleh ne give 'ile nriSht pennies 10 lh'
oe@Gar child ana win 1t was ho'e 'Il''
reaa
hCara Jon" say 'nat perhaps you
'nl2he rose your money lou nave oeeh
SO 9oou 10 me 49,,
No ia'ne was signed
MI H"hey lhou2nt moment, MIS-
Jones Haia ne tills Is u ne" utNe'9P-
lmeht NOT lala down IN 'Ile story DOCKS
lie young l'ay really ought h"t to run
away IT. conf uses 'hlil9S so, foor emu
hea'' li!S r., ilote MIS-. Jones; VINO are ner
lfelluN
,2he mas always KEEP ny h'rIpIi' sir
ana fr"'Iy 'lon h'lo" VIlat sue mas any
cAeop' Icr oIa"'l" tSaehet fanny
MAI ; IL S"ll MI, olaliey' anu ne